Planning a visit to the Keweenaw Peninsula just got a lot easier. The Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau launched two digital tools this month to streamline trips to the area: an online portal which allows visitors to view availability and rates for local lodging accommodations and the interactive Keweenaw Adventure …

Portage Health Foundation now has a Director of Community Health as part of their team. Dr. Michelle Seguin is leading the foundation’s efforts in more intently focusing on the underlying social determinants of health and their influence on individual, population, and community health. “I am thrilled to join the team …

The continuing battle against sea lampreys soon will come to locations in the local area.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessment crews will conduct work on the Sturgeon River, Houghton County, Michigan, September 3-12, 2019 to estimate the abundance of sea lampreys.  The information gathered will be used to determine …

The City of Houghton draft Master Plan for 2018-2023 is available for public comment at: www.cityofhoughton.com/info-plans.php The City will accept public comments until Tuesday, October 22, 2019. Written comments can be emailed to City Manager Eric Waara at citymanager@cityofhoughton.com, or mailed to: City of Houghton, P.O. Box 606, Houghton, MI …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Rick Allen talks with Justin Kasieta and Brady Tervo about the newly formed Copper Country Republican Party. In the second segment, Rick is joined by Kevin Store—Executive Director of the Portage Health Foundation—along with Dr. Michelle Seguin—the new Director of Community Health.

Finlandia University will be hosting By Faith, an event honoring the Suomi Seminary and remaining living seminarians on September 21-22, 2019. The full schedule of events has officially been finalized and those interested in attending may RSVP here. If you are unable to attend but would like to support the event …

Local food pantries will get a donation to help hungry people thanks to the 10th annual Campioni Classic Charity Golf Outing. The event was held Wednesday at the Portage Lake Golf Course and Pat’s Foods co-owner Ben Campioni says they typically raise between $8,000 and $9,000 every year. “We’ve got …

The Copper Country Intermediate School District has a new place to store their buses. Superintendent George Stockero gave CCISD Board of Education members a tour of the new bus garage at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. The ISD had used the current CTE Center to store their buses.  Once …

The City of Hancock Recreation Commission is sponsoring a playground build at the Little League Field at the Driving Park in Hancock. They are looking for community volunteers and baseball families to help out this Friday and Saturday. The Houghton County Fair is being held at the fairgrounds this weekend …

HOUGHTON, MICH.-– The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to participate in an informational open house meeting and webinar on the draft Non-Wilderness Cultural Resources Management Plan/ Environmental Assessment.  The draft plan evaluates three alternatives for managing the non-wilderness cultural resources in the park:  a no-action alternative (Alternative A) and two action …